Goodreads asked John R. Bruning:

How do you get inspired to write?

John R. Bruning Bourbon? No just kidding. I get inspired by taking morning and afternoon walks with my dogs and cat, Sylvie, who believes she is a canine as well. We're sort of an odd sight: One writer, one Aussie shepherd, one papillon, one Jordanian orphan dog rescued from an American base outside of Amman, and one little white cat who pretty much bosses us all around. We hike in the Coast Range or the Cascades and I photograph their interactions. The artistic and technical process of photography gets me focused and in a creative mood, so when I get home, I can sit down with some good tunes and bang away on the keyboard.

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